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Ag ency Comp l i ance and A ppr ov al s U L: U L1950 S afety of In for m ation T ech n ol og y Eq u ip m en t 1 . Nur f ür Ge br a uc h i nne r ha lb e i ne s G e bä ude s ge e i gne t . Fü r 230 V ol t (E u rop a): B en ü tz en Sie ein Kab el , d as m it " H A R" m a r ki e r t i s t , be s t e he nd m i nde s t e ns a us e i ne m H [...]

I mpo rta n t S afety Ins tru cti on s T h is prin ter h as be en c arefully desig n e d to g ive you m an y yea rs of safe, r eliab le per for m an ce. As w it h all elect ri cal equi pm en t, th er e are a f ew basic pr ecauti on s you sh ould take to avoid h urtin g your s elf or dam a g ing th e prin ter. Ca refully re ad th e installa tion an [...]

i Co n ten ts  Prin ter Ov erv iew 1.0 I n tr oduction ........................................................................ 1 1.1 About T h is Prin ter ............................................................... 2 1.1 .1 S ta n d ar d F eat u re s.................................................... 2 1.1 .2 Op ti o n al F eat ur es .....[...]

ii  Using Yo ur P r i nte r 4.0 U sin g t h e P ri n t er ’ s F r on t P an el ............................................28 4.1 Ac cessi n g th e M en u Tr e e ...................................................3 0 4.1 .1 B asi c Fu n c ti on s ........................................................30 4.1 .2 A dv an ced Se tu p ............[...]

iii  Appe ndi c e s A ppe ndix A AS CI I Co n t r ol Ch a rt..................................................................A- 1 A ppe ndix B Av ai la bl e F on ts a n d B ar co des .................................................... B - 1 H u m a n - R ea dab l e F on ts .............................................................. B - 2 B [...]

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PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 1 P ri n ter Ov erv i ew 1 .0 Intr oduc tion T h e PE Series , h erea fter referred to a s th e prin te r, is a hig h quality, h ig h volum e, e x trem ely durable prin t e n g in e, des ig n ed ex c lusive ly for us e with labe l ap plic ato r sys te m s . Ava ila ble in a w ide ran g e of c on fig uratio n s [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 2 1 .1 About This Pr inte r T h is prin te r offers th e followin g sta n da rd and option al fe atu res : 1.1.1 St an d ard F eat u r es Adv anc ed T e chnology T h is prin ter utiliz e s th e I n tel I 960 32 B it RI SC Micropr oc es s o r an d D atam ax appli cati on specif ic i n teg rated cir cuit ry ( AS I[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 3 1.1.2 O p t i on al Feat u res 300 DP I T h is fac tory i n s ta lled option pr ovide s a prin th ead res olution of 300 dots pe r in ch w ith a 4. 16 in ch prin t w idt h a n d 1MB DR A M . Left-Hand L ef t-h an d labe l output m odel for s ys tem con fig uration flex ibility. M e mory Ex pa ns ion On -boa r[...]

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PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 5 G etti n g Started 2 .0 Bef or e U s ing This Pr inte r Unpacki ng the Pri nter Th e pr in t er w as car eful ly p ackag ed t o avoi d an y d am ag e du ri n g tr an sit . B efo re op en in g , cl osely i n spect t h e box for dam ag es . I n t h e even t of s h ip pin g dam ag e, co n tact t h e car rier im [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 6 I nspecti ng th e P ri nter After rem ov in g th e prin te r fr o m th e b ox , ch e c k th e rem a in in g c onten ts of th e pa c ka g e . I n ad dition to this m anual, th e follow in g item s s h ou ld be pr esen t: labe l prin te r in s talla tion g uide s am p le prin t la be ls pow er cor d an y s pe ci[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 7 2. 1 G en eral O vervi ew T h e follow in g illus tration s s h ow th e m ajor com pon e n ts of your prin ter. I t m ay be helpful to refer ba ck to th is s e ctio n for th e n a m e s an d loca tion s of th e prin ter ’s various pa rts. F igur e 2-1 R ight -Hand Mod e l, Exter nal F r ont V iew[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 8 F igur e 2-2 R ight -hand Mod e l, I nter ior F ron t V iew F igur e 2-3 R ight -Hand Mod e l, M edia P ath[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 9 Setti n g Up th e P ri n ter 3 .0 Intr oduc tion Th is ch ap ter ex plai n s h ow t o con n ect th e p rin ter to t h e h ost, lo ad m edia a n d prin t a c on fig uratio n la bel. 3. 1 Co n nect in g th e Pri n ter ; No t e: En s u re that the pri n t e r’s p o wer s witc h is ‘off’ wh e n con n ectin [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 10 3 .2 Loa ding Me dia Th is secti on ex pl ain s t h e load in g o f m ed ia. n Move th e H e ad -L if t L ev er ‘up’ to rais e th e prin th ea d, as sh own i n Fig ure 3-2. F igur e 3-2 Head- L ift L e v er o P ush ‘u p’ o n t h e h i n g ed D ri v e P lat e at t h e p oi n t sh o w n in Fig ure 3-3. [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 11 p Pee l th e first 12 in c h e s of la be l m ate rial from th e liner an d disc ard. ; Not e : I f you w is h to lea ve th e la bel attac h ed to th e lin er do n ot th read t h e m ed ia th r oug h th e D ri ve Pl ate. F igur e 3-4 M edia Loading q Feed th e l in er as s h ow n in F ig u r e 3-4 . B e sure[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 12 F igur e 3-5 M edia Loading ( detail) r T o c los e , raise th e Drive Plate ba c k up, un til th e pla te s naps in to pl ace. See F ig u re 3 . 3. s L ow er th e H e a d-L if t L ev er un til the prin th ea d is loc ke d in th e d ow n position.[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 13 3 .3 Loa ding R ibbon ( The r ma l Tr a ns fe r ) Th e pr in t er can u s e tw o m eth ods to cr eate an im ag e o n th e m edia. Th e fi rst m eth o d, called dir ect th erm al , uses special ly t reated label stock con tai n in g dyes th at tu rn b lack w i th h eat an d pr essure. T h e s e cond m eth od [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 14 q R e m ove th e J -H ook fr om th e Ribbon Take -up H ub, ( as a con ven ie n t option you m ay use an e m pty r ibbon core to rew in d th e spe n t ribbon , if usin g th is m eth od do n ot rein sta ll th e J -H ook). r W h ile h oldin g th e Ri bbon T a ke-up H ub, r ota te th e J -H ook to un la tch it. s[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 15 3 .4 R ibbon R e mov a l R e mov al of a P art ia lly Us e d R oll o f R ibbon Com plete th e follow in g steps to rem ove an d s ave a ribbon : n Cut th e ribbon at th e poin t sh own i n Fig ure 3-8. o T urn th e Ri bbon Take -up H ub un til th e e n d of th e ribbon h as clear ed t h e pr in th ead area. [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 16 R e mo v a l o f a C ompl e te ly Us e d Ribbon Com plete th e follow in g steps to rem ove a com plete ly use d ribbon : n U n la tc h and raise th e prin th e a d. o R ota te th e Ribbon Ta ke-up H ub, w in din g it un til th e ribbon clear s th e m edia pat h . p R otate th e J -H ook, un la tch an d rem o[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 17 3 .5 Ins ta lling a FLASH C a r tr idge FL AS H cart ri dg es pr ovi de t h e sam e f eatu res as DR AM , w ith t h e added be n efit of pr ovidin g perm an en t s torag e for custom fon ts, la bel form ats and im ag es . FL ASH m e m ory is e s s entially a non -volatile, elect ron icall y er as able P R OM[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 18 p H olding th e FL ASH Ca rtridg e with th e la be l fac in g up , in s e rt it in to th e c onn ector, se e Fig ure 3-10. Push f irm ly, but do n ot f orce it, doin g s o could da m ag e th e ca rtr idg e a n d socket . F i g ure 3 - 1 0 I n s e rti ng th e Me mo ry C a rt ri dg e q Clo s e the Pan e l and s[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 19 3 .6 Pr int ing a C onfigur a t ion La be l B e for e beg in n in g , load th e prin t e r w ith 4” w ide m edia or con fig ure th e L ab el Width Adjus tm en t in the Adva n c ed Setup Men u to m e et your label w idth , (for th erm al tran sfer, also us e a m a tch in g ribbon . Fo r di rect th er m al l[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 20 COM M UNIC AT ION OPTIONS INP UT PO RT _ _ _ _ _ P ORT A BAUDR AT E _ _ _ _ 9600 PA RIT Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NONE WORD LENGT H _ _ _ 8 BIT S T O P BIT S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 PRO T O COL BOT H CONTROL CODE S S TANDARD OPE RATION PA USE M OD E _ _ _ _ _ DIS A BLE F EEED B A C K M O D E _ _ DISABLE T ES T M O D E _ _ _ _ [...]

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PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 22 3 .7 C onfigur a tion La bel E x pla na tion F ebr uar y 17, 1998 14:13 048 - Pr in te r da te a n d tim e , in clud in g J ulia n calen dar d ate. Da t ab ase In f or m a ti on - -I n clu des s er ial n u m ber , s ecur ity s ett in g , f ir m w ar e ver sion , R OM Ch eck s um s , an d th e am ou n t of DR [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 23 3. 8 T est P attern L abel T h e s e cond of th e lab els is the T es t Pa ttern L ab el, s ee Fig ure 3 -12. T h is m a trix is us e ful to de term in e th e Prin th ea d c on ditio n . For m ore in for m at ion co n cern in g m ain t en an ce, see Sect ion 6 . Good tes t label in dica tes Prin th ea d is o[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 24 3. 9 A p p li cato r Co nn ecti on T h e ap plic ator m e chan is m w ill r eceiv e th e pr in t ed lab el an d aff ix i t to an item . Applic a tor co n fig uration an d it’s c om m unication w ith th e pri n ter m ust be coor din ated. Th e appl icato r in ter faces in to th e prin ter’s D B- 9 P Applic[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 25 P in 5 - T h e Sta rt Pr int sig n a l is s e n t from th e A pplic a tor to th e Prin ter w h en th e Ap pl icato r is ready to b eg in an oth er cycl e. Also, dat a from th e h os t m u s t be s ent to th e Prin ter before th e Sta rt Prin t s ig n a l is s e n t from th e A pplic ato r. Se e A ppe n d ix [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 26 3. 10 Op ti o ns Po rt T h e Optio n s Port is us e d for ex te rn al c on trol of th e prin te r via disc rete lin es . T h e Port con sis ts of +5V , Groun d, th r ee outputs, an d four in puts . T h is port can be m an ipulated via DPL ( Da tam ax Program min g L a ng ua ge). Fo r m o re inform a ti on co [...]

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PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 28 Usi n g You r P ri n ter 4 .0 U s ing t he P r int e r ’s Fr ont P a ne l T h e prin ter’s de tac h a ble /rotata ble fron t panel con ta in s nin e button s , th ree li g h t s an d a 2 x 16 ch aracter di s play w it h con t rast adj ustm en t. Th e fu n cti on s an d f eatur es are as f oll ow s: Fi gur[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 29 Lights Po wer T h is illu m in a tes wh en th e prin te r is p ow e red ‘on ’. A delay of up to on e s ec on d is n orm al at ‘pow er up’ or ‘pow er dow n ’. R ibbo n/P ape r Th is illu m in ate s to indicate a fault in the m edia or ri bbon path . R a pid flash in g in dicate s a low -ri bbon co[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 30 4. 1 A ccessi ng th e Men u T ree T h e m en u is divided betw een ba s ic fun ction an d adva n ce d s etup leve ls . (T o s ee a c om ple te ove rview, th e Men u T ree is loc a ted in Appen dix G. ) ; Not e : Default values or s ettin g s m a y vary depen din g on th e ve rsion an d cu s tom e r applic a t[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 31 Ebsloftt Fin e tu n es th e pri n t con t ra st level . U sed to m atch pri n t con t r ast leve l w h en r epl aci n g th e pri n th ead. * Fact ory preset V alu e r an g e: 1- 64 Sele ctable w i th 64 in di catin g m ax im u m dar k n es s. Tubsu!pg!Qsjou * Fact ory preset V alu e ran g e : 0-128 F i ne tu[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 32 4.1.2 A dv an ced Set u p Adva n c e d s e tup is a g a teway le ading to additional sy s tem , m ainten an ce an d tes ting sub-le ve ls . P E Op ti on s S yst em Opt i on s L ow R ibbon Diam eter Co m pa tibility Prin ter M o de l Oper ati on Coun ters C o mmu ni c a t i o ns Da te/T im e Main ten a n c e L[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 33 QF!Pqujpot (con t.) B a c k f eed C n t r l Co n trols t h e tim in g associated with th e b ack feed i n g of a pr es en ted labe l. * 20 m s aft er pri n t 20 m illisec on d de lay bef o re p rin t in g t h e n e x t lab el. 40 m s aft er pri n t 40 m illisec on d de lay bef o re p rin t in g t h e n e x t[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 34 Mbcfm!Pqujpot (con t.) P r i n t S p eed A l l ow s th e sele ction of di ff er en t rates t h at t h e l a bel will be prin t ed. * 6.0 ips V alu e r an g e: m ode l depen den t PE 42; 2 to 10 ips ( 51 - 254 m m /s ec) PE 43; 2 to 8 ips ( 51 - 203 m m / s ec) S l ew S p eed Allow s th e sel ection of dif fer[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 35 Tztufn!pqujpot A l low s access t o ei g h t sy st em l evel opt i on s. F actor y Se t tin gs Re tur ns a l l p r i nte r s e tti ng s to fa c tor y de fa u l ts , w i th t h e ex ception of Seria l Nu m ber , Top-of - For m Adju st, Prin ter M ode l an d Dark n es s. A r e yo u s ur e ? Pre ss ‘En t er?[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 36 Dpnqbubcjmjuz T h re e sele ct ion s t o con t rol la bel p osit io n in g Offse t Bi a s * 220 110 Sele cts f r om two di ff er en t S tart of Pri n t position s . Th is c om m an d sets th e poin t wh er e pr in tin g s tart s , rel a t i ve t o th e Top-of-Form A dj u st valu e. Th e pr in t er will f e ed[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 37 Pqfsbujpo (CONT.) Te s t Mod e Ca u ses t h e prin ter t o sen d deb u g ch aract er s back t o t h e h ost. See A ppe n dix E f or l i s t i n g s . * D is able En able C u tte r Co n trols an ex t ern al cu t ter m ech an ism . En able En ab l es an ex t ern al cu t ter. * D is able Cut t e r no t b e i ng[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 38 Nbjoufobodf S e l e c t s f i v e d i f fe r e nt ma i nte na nc e func t i o ns . Te s t P ri nt Each t e st prin t f u n ction i s a ctivated by press i n g th e Ø ke y. Cu rren t Con f ig P r i nts l a b e l s r e fl e c ti ng the p r i nter ’ s c ur r e n t s e tti ng s . Dat abas e Con f i g Pr i n ts[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 39 Nbjoufobodf (con t.) I n st all e d Op t i on s Th ere a re two i n s tall ed option s to ch oose from : Cutter Ribbon Saver Npevmft M odu l es con t ain a s et of f i ve m em or y fu n ct i on rou tin es . Som e of th ese m em or y test s ar e de st ru ct ive , in t h is ca se, t h e p rin t e r will pro m [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 40 Input s Se n s or Nam e P o s s i bl e C o ndi t io n HD Head D = Down, U = Up CT Cutter D = Down, U = Up SP P resent Sensors Y = Bl ocked, N = Not Bl ocked RS Ri bbon Saver D = Down, U = Up RM Ri bbon Moti on 1 = Bl ocked, 0 = Not Bl ocked T HR T hermi stor 0-255 REF Refl ecti ve 0-255 T RA N T ransmi ssi ve[...]

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PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 42 P RI NT ER A DJUST M E NT S 5 .0 Intr oduc tion W h e n c h a n g ing labe l s iz e or m ate rial it m a y b e n e c es sa ry to a djus t ce rtain p rin ter co m pon e n ts a n d la be l s e ttin g s . T h is chapter provide s step- by- step i n str ucti on s fo r com plet in g t h ese adju s tm en ts. I f th[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 43 5. 2 M edi a Wid th A dju stm en t T h e prin ter is able to us e a w ide va riety of m e dia types , w idth s an d th ickn ess. T h e pr in t h ead m ech an ism h as a feat ure t h at al low s th e us er to m a ke a leve lin g adjus tm e n t. T his ad jus tm e n t is requ ired w h e n us ing labels th at a [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 44 ; No te : L abelin g prog r a m s ettin g s c an ove rr ide m an y of th e fun ction s ava ila ble th roug h the prin ter’s m e n u. 5. 3 L ab el S tart o f P r i nt Start of prin t pos ition c a n be a ffecte d by the pos ition o f th e la be l edg e sen so r, especial ly if th e label s are i rr eg ul arl[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 45 5. 5 S etti n g S tart o f Pri n t an d P eel P osi ti on Ever y e ffor t h as be en m ade to m ake th e default param eters wor k for your application rig h t out of th e box . D ue to th e va st n um ber of softw are packag es , appl icator s, an d lab el fo rm ats th i s is n o t alw ay s th e cas e. T h [...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 46 5 .6 C ont r olling Pr int Qua lit y T h e prin ter provid es m a x im um fle x ibility b y offerin g both dir e c t th erm al a n d th e rm al tran s fe r prin tin g cap abilitie s . T o s upport th es e prin tin g optio n s , th e prin te r h as a flexible s et o f prin tin g co n trols . T h e am o un t of[...]

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PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 48 M A I NT ENA NCE 6 .0 Intr oduc tion T h e c h apter cove rs th e cle an in g recom m en da tion s for your prin ter. T h e follow in g item s w ill h elp c lea n your prin ter sa fely and ef fecti vely . I sopropyl alcoh ol Co tton s wabs Clean , sof t an d li n t- fr ee clot h Sof t-bristle brush or com pre[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 49 6 .1 C le a ning S c he dule Th e fo llo w in g table p rov ides a r ecom m en ded cl ean in g s ch edu le f or various parts of your pr in ter. CA UTI ON For your s afety an d to avoid da m ag in g th e Prin t e r , alw ays power off an d un plug th e un it befor e cle an in g . Are a Me t ho d I n t e r va[...]

PE Se ries O perat o r’s M an u al 50 6. 2 Cl ean in g th e Prin th ead W h e n p rin t qua lity be g in s to d egr a de th e typic al c a us e is a dirty pr in t h ead. U n r eadabl e barco des, p ri n t dr op- out areas, str eakin g an d s m udg ing are all p os s ible s ym pto m s . I n ad dition , if th is b uild-up is left on th e prin th e [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 51 6. 3 Cl ean in g th e Pl aten Ro l ler Prin t quality m a y b e a ffecte d if th e pla ten becom es c on ta m in a te d w ith g rit, labe l a dh e s ive , or in k. T o cle a n th e pla ten: n T u rn ‘Off’ a n d unplu g t he pri n t e r. o Open t h e cover . Ra is e t h e H ead- L i ft L ev er ‘up ’ t[...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al 52 T ROU BLE SHOOT I NG 7 .0 Intr oduc tion Occasio n ally , si tuati on s occur th at r equir e som e tr oubles h ootin g s kills . Pos s ible proble m s itua tion s an d p otential so lution s a re lis te d in th is s ec tion . W h ile n ot every situa tion is addres s ed, you m ay fin d som e of th es e tips h [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 53 No di s pla y (t h e Po wer L ED is on) : T h e dis play con tras t m a y be s e t too low . U s in g a sm a ll screw dr iver use th e acces s open in g on th e fr on t pan el an d in crease th e s ett in g . T h e prin ter m ay h a ve a ba d con n e ction to th e dis play or th e display m a y be faulty; c [...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al 54 No Pr int (con t. ) : Perform a Self-T es t. I f th e labe ls prin te d c orrec tly, ch e ck th e lab el fo rm at an d com m un icati on par am eter s, ( see Sect ion 7.3). Prin th e a d or prin t co n trol circ uitry m ay be d efe ctiv e, ca ll for serv ice. P oor Print Quality : T h e prin th ea d m ay be dir[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 55 Miss ing D ata in the printe d labe l : Ch eck th e label for m at, (see S ectio n 7.3) . V eri fy t h at t h e proper syn tax w a s us e d for th e des ired fun ction an d th a t th e data fields a re properly def in e d. For r otated fields , en s ure th at en oug h label s pace ex ists in th at or ien tat[...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al 56 7. 2 Erro r Messag es T he p rinter' s c ontrol e l e c tro n i c s mon i to rs v a rio u s o pe ra tio n s . I f a problem is dete cte d, an error m e s s a g e w ill be dis pla ye d. T h e f ol lo w in g is a l ist of er r or m essag es w it h som e po ssib le cau ses an d s olution s . Durin g pow e r u[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 57 BQQMJDBUPS!CVTZ Sys tem is waitin g for con trol o f th e Prin t Cycl e fr om th e appl icat or. Pr in ter appl icat or en able con tro l m ay be in corr ectl y con fi g ur ed. V eri fy s etup ; see Sect ion 4, Advan ced Set up/ PE Option s /PE Apply H W . Poss ible defec tive applica tor out put con tr ol. [...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al 58 Op!Npevmft!Bwbj mbcmf T h e prin ter could n ot fin d a va lid m odule ; po ssib le cause s: No m odule is in s talled or con fig ured. W rite Prote ct s witch is ‘On ’. T h e m odule is corrupted. C ycle th e prin ter off an d o n . T his w ill reform at a n in te rn al m odule. U s e Advan c ed Setup/M od[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 59 SJCCPO!GBVMU T h e s ys tem h as de tecte d a fault in ribbon m otion . T h e ribbon m ay be in correctly in s talled or th e wr ong type for th e p rin te r (em uls ion out), ve rify th a t th e dull s id e ( in m ost cases) is f acin g th e label . An in correct m e dia an d ribbon com b in a tion m a y be[...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al 60 UPG!GBVMU Th e pr in ter ’s E dg e Sen sor can n ot see a g ap or n otch in th e la bel s tock. E x am in e th e L abel E dg e Sen sor for obstruction s (for e x am ple, labels s tuck to th e se n s or or dus t blockin g th e s e nso r). L abe l E dg e Sen s or m ay be out of pos ition for th e s ize or type [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al 61 7. 3 Ch aracter Du m p Mo de T h e c h aracte r dum p m ode is a us eful tool f or diag n os in g various prin ter probl e m s, com m un ication problem s , or D PL s yn tax e rror s . T h is proce dure allow s th e us er to in put s trin g s of data a n d com pa re th em with th e outp ut from the prin te r[...]

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PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al A- 1 A ppen di x A ASC II C ont r ol C ha r t Char De c He x Cha r Dec He x Char De c He x Char De c He x NUL 0 00 32 20 @ 64 40 ` 96 60 SO H 1 01 ! 33 21 A 65 41 a 97 61 ST X 2 02 " 34 22 B 66 42 b 98 62 E XT 3 03 # 35 23 C 67 43 c 99 63 E O T 4 04 $ 36 24 D 68 44 d 100 64 E N Q 5 05 % 37 25 E 69 45 e 101[...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al A- 2 Char De c He x Cha r Dec He x Char De c He x Char De c He x Ç 128 80 á 160 A0 192 C 0 Ó 224 E 0 ü 129 81 í 161 A 1 193 C1 ß 225 E 1 é 130 82 ó 162 A2 194 C2 Ô 226 E 2 â 131 83 ú 163 A3 195 C3 Ò 227 E 3 ä 132 84 ñ 164 A4 196 C4 õ 228 E 4 à 133 85 Ñ 165 A5 197 C 5 Õ 229 E 5 å 134 86 ª 166 A6[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 1 A ppen di x B Ava ila ble Fonts a nd Bar c ode s All ch aracter f on ts an d bar codes avai labl e w ith th e Pr in ter are des cribed in th is s ec tion . Each fon t an d ba rcode h ave a n a m e associat ed w it h it f or u s e in pr og ram m in g . H um an -r eadable f on ts ha v e nu me r i c na me s w[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 2 H uman- R e a da ble Font s F o n t M a t r i x S i zes C h ar ac . Pe r In ch Fo nt Dot He ig h t Dot Widt h Dot Sp acin g 203 DPI 0 7 5 1 33.83 1 13 7 2 22.56 2 18 10 2 16.92 3 27 14 2 12.69 4 36 18 3 9.67 5 52 18 3 9.67 6 64 32 4 5.64 7 32 15 5 10.15 8 28 15 5 10.15 T abl e B -1 Huma n-Reada ble F ont S[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 3 0 - I den t i fies a 96-ch aracter al ph an u m er i c fon t . 1 - Iden tifies a 145- ch a rac ter u pperc ase an d l ow er cas e al ph an u m er i c fon t th a t i n c lu de s desce n der s an d a scen de rs . 2 - Iden tifies a 138- ch a rac ter al ph an u m er i c u pper an d low e rc ase f on t. 3 - I d[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 4 6 - I den t i fies a 62-ch aracter al ph an u m er i c u pper cas e fon t. 7 - Id e nti fi e s a fo nt that p r i nts OC R- A, siz e I. 8 - I den t i f i es a f on t t h at p r in ts O CR - B, s i ze III. 9 - I de n tifies th e in te rn al T rium vira te fon t.[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 5 Bar c ode Fonts Fo n t Bar Co de Length Cksum Valid Char acter s A Code 3 of 9 V ari es No 0-9, A -Z, -. *$/+% and space char. B U P C - A 1 1 d igit s Y e s 0 - 9 C U P C - E 6 d igit s Y e s 0 - 9 D Interl eaved 2 of 5 V ari es No 0-9 E Code 128 (A ,B,C ) V ari es M-103 enti re 128 A SCII character set. [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 6[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 7 Barcode O[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al B- 8 Barcode S Barcode T Barcode z[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al C- 1 A ppen di x C C a ble Lis ting W h en a seri al in terf ace betw een th e Pr in ter an d h ost is used , a ser ial cabl e m eeti n g s peci fic p in ass ig n m en ts is r equi red. Con fi g ur atio n s f or t ypi cal i n ter faces ar e sh ow n belo w , ( con tact your dis tributor for or der in g in f orm [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al C- 2[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al D- 1 A ppen di x D A p pl i cator P ort Test B ox Th e Appl icat or P or t can be tested an d m on it ored w ith a s im ple t es t circu it. T h e s c h e m atic for th is te s t circ uit is s h own be low. Be s ure to enable th e A pplic ato r Port th roug h the Fron t Pa n e l Men u to pe rm it th e us e of S[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al D- 2[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al E- 1 A ppen di x E Erro r Co des T h e m os t c om m on e rror code s tran s m itte d by th e Prin te r are des cribed below . Low e r cas e “c” Prin t er recei ved a dat a by te f rom t h e h ost th at con t ai n s a f ram in g error (co rru pt ed) d u e t o n oise. Lowe r ca s e "e " M em ory m [...]

E-2 PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al F-1 A ppen di x F Pri n ter Sp eci ficat io ns Pr in t in g Prin t Meth od s Direc t th e rm a l or th e rm a l transfer. Pr in t Resolution PE 42: 203 dots per in c h (8 dots/m m ) PE 43: 300 dots per in c h (12 dots/m m ) M a x im um Prin t Speed PE 42: 10 i. p. s . PE 43: 8 i. p. s . M a x im um Prin t W idt[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al F-2 Elect r ica l Pow e r Suppl y 115/230 V A C, 60/50 H z, 3. 0/1.5A A u t o Ra ngi ng Circuit Pr otec tion 5 A. , 250V fuse En v ir on men ta l Operatin g T em perature 40ºF to 100ºF (4ºC to 38ºC ) Stor a g e T e m pe rature 32ºF to 120ºF ( 0ºC to 49ºC ) Hu mi d i t y 1 0 % t o 9 5 % no n- c o nd e ns[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al F-3 L abel M ateri al Th erm al- tr an sfer plai n -co ated p aper s, vin yl, Mylar, m e ta liz e d pa pe r, n on- w oven fabric, f in e-w oven fabric, th e rm al-visible lig h t sc an n a ble pape r, in frared sc an n a ble pape r, th erm a l ticke t/ta g s toc k, th erm a lly s e n s itive plas tic . F o nts [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al F-4 Pr int e r D imens ions F igur e F -1 Prin t Engine Cr itical Dimensions.[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al F-5 Med i a Sp ecifi cati on s Figu r e F -2 A ccept ab le M edi a Dim ensi ons Desc r ipt ion M ax. (inches) Mi n . (inches) A L a bel w idth 5.0 1.000 B B a ckin g w idth 5.0 1.000 C Gap be tw ee n labels 99.99 0. 100 D L a bel len g th 99.99 0. 500 E Backin g th ic kn es s 0.010 0. 0025 F L abe l th ic kn es[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al F-6 Me dia a nd R ibbon Bas ic s M edi a S el ecti on - Di rect T herm al Con sider th ree im por tan t f actor s w h en selecti n g dir ect t h erm al sto ck: T h e ab ras ive qua litie s of th e m ate rial th a t c ove rs th e therm a l r eact ive layer of th e pa per. T h e ab ility of th a t laye r to c on [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al G- 1 A ppen di x G Me nu Tr e e[...]

PE Series O perat or’s M an u al G- 2[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al H- 1 A ppen di x H Warrant y Inf or ma t ion Dat am ax B ar Code P roducts L i m i ted W a rran ty S t at em en t P E 42/P E43 P rint En gin e Printer Da t a m a x warra nts to Purc has er t h a t unde r n o rm a l u s e a nd s e rv ic e , the PE42/PE 43 Prin t En g in e , (w ith the ex c e ption o f th e th e [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al H- 2 Warrant y Servi ce Pro cedu res I f a defect s h ould occ ur duri n g th e w arran ty pe riod, th e de fective un it s h a ll be re turn ed , freig h t a n d insuran c e prepa id, in th e orig in a l s h ipping con tain ers , to Datam a x at: 4724 Parkw a y Com m erce B lvd. , Orlan do, Flor ida 32808. A n[...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al H- 3 Limita tion of Lia bilit y I n n o even t sh all Dat am ax be li able t o th e pur ch aser f or an y in di rect, spe cia l or con s eque n tial dam ag e s or lost prof its arisin g out of or relatin g to Datam ax ’s products, or t h e perfor m a n ce or a br each th ereo f, even if Da tam a x h a s be e [...]

PE Seri es Op er at or’ s M an u al H- 4[...]